German Mark
Pouch Cove Museum and Heritage Centre
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| Nom de l'objet : | German Mark |
| Type de l'objet : | Currency |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Communication Artefact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Exchange Medium |
| Matériaux : | Paper |
| Technique de fabrication : | Printed Cut |
| Numéro d'accession : | 73 |
| Province d'utilisation : | Pre-confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Date de début de production : | 1914 |
| Période : | Early 20th Century |
| Description : | This artefact is a German two mark from 1914. The mark is printed on a durable thick paper and has had the image and coloured ink stamped on it through the use of metal plates. The front of the mark has been printed in two different colour inks and denotes the denomination of the bill and the date it was produced. In the bottom right-hand corner is a national crest that depicts an eagle with wings spread and head turned to the side. The left hand has a circular mark that has been impressed into the paper. The reverse of the mark again denotes denomination and has been printed in a single colour. |
| Commentaires : | This bank issued note was issued at the beginning of a period of great flux and change within the German economy. During the Great War the German Government strained its resources to pay for the war. They issued more currency as a way to pay for the goods needed, the result of which was that the linking of mark to value of gold was thrown in to disarray. The Government was quickly sunk in to debt. During the war as metal shortages plagued the country's production efforts, coin currency all but disappeared, as the metal they were struck on became more valuable than the coin itself. In 1913 56% of Germany's currency was coin based, by 1918 it was 0.5% coin based. This mark was donated to the museum by Jerry Mulley who was given the mark by his father Jim who carried the mark during the First World War. |
| Fonctions : | The mark was produced for use in the German economy. It was donated to the Pouch Cove Museum by Jerry Mulley. |
| Hauteur : | 6.8 |
| Longueur : | 10.8 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Établissement : | Pouch Cove Museum and Heritage Centre |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Pouch Cove |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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